August 21, 2014 | MPRN
The couples got married on a single day
in March after another federal judge struck down Michigan’s same-sex marriage
ban as unconstitutional. But that ruling is now on hold while it’s being
appealed. The state is asking Judge Goldsmith to delay his decision until that
appeals process plays out.

Julian
Mortenson is an attorney for the same-sex couples. He says there’s no reason
legally married couples should have to wait to be recognized.

“There’s no
time to wait. We need relief now, and we did our best to convey that to the
judge today in the courtroom.”
Judge
Goldsmith said he’ll rule soon on whether the marriages should be recognized.
A spokesperson
for the state attorney general’s office declined to comment.
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